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From: "Alexander E. Patrakov" <patrakov@gmail.com>
To: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
Cc: kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>,
	tytso@mit.edu, mtk.manpages@gmail.com, rdunlap@xenotime.net,
	linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: document ext3 requirements
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:35:41 +0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4960BB2D.3060000@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090103123813.GA1512@ucw.cz>

Pavel Machek wrote:
[CC: Alan Cox because of his reply in the "XFS internal error" thread]

> Using ext3 is only safe if storage subsystem meets certain
> criteria. Document those.

Thanks for this patch. However, after reading this, I have a stupid 
question: which file system should I use if I had to reinstall my 
computers from scratch now?

Ext3 means either hardware that supports barriers (not sure how to 
check, and anyway I have to use encryption on the work laptop due to the 
corporate policy) or disabling write cache (but, as Alan Cox said, this 
shortens the lifespan of the disk). Does this requirement apply to other 
journaling filesystems? Do I need journaling at all, given that I have 
an UPS on my desktop and a battery in the laptop?

-- 
Alexander E. Patrakov

  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-01-04 13:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 95+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-01-03 12:38 document ext3 requirements Pavel Machek
2009-01-03 21:17 ` Martin MOKREJŠ
2009-01-03 22:06   ` Pavel Machek
2009-01-03 22:17   ` Duane Griffin
2009-01-03 22:29     ` Pavel Machek
2009-01-03 23:01       ` Martin MOKREJŠ
2009-01-03 23:38         ` Duane Griffin
2009-01-03 23:50           ` Martin MOKREJŠ
2009-01-03 23:58             ` Robert Hancock
2009-01-04  0:08               ` Martin MOKREJŠ
2009-01-04 21:49               ` Ingo Oeser
2009-01-04  0:00             ` Duane Griffin
2009-01-04  0:11               ` Martin MOKREJŠ
2009-01-04  0:41                 ` Duane Griffin
2009-01-04  3:52                   ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2009-01-04 14:24                     ` Duane Griffin
2009-01-04 18:40                       ` Theodore Tso
2009-01-04 19:21                         ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2009-01-04 19:36                           ` Theodore Tso
2009-01-04 19:51                             ` Duane Griffin
2009-01-04 21:55                               ` Theodore Tso
2009-01-04 22:06                                 ` Duane Griffin
2009-01-04 22:42                           ` Bron Gondwana
2009-01-05  3:22                           ` Rob Landley
2009-01-04  0:19         ` Pavel Machek
2009-01-05  2:55           ` Rob Landley
2009-01-04 19:56         ` Rob Landley
2009-01-05 19:16           ` Theodore Tso
2009-01-06 19:20             ` Rob Landley
2009-01-06 10:08         ` Matthias Andree
2009-01-06 15:23           ` Theodore Tso
2009-01-03 23:12       ` Duane Griffin
2009-01-06 10:06       ` Matthias Andree
2009-01-04  2:32 ` Theodore Tso
2009-01-04 22:33   ` Pavel Machek
2009-01-04 22:34   ` [patch] document ext3 a bit better Pavel Machek
2009-01-05 14:57     ` Theodore Tso
2009-01-06  9:21       ` Pavel Machek
2009-01-09 23:24         ` Jiri Kosina
2009-01-09 23:36           ` Randy Dunlap
2009-01-09 23:47             ` Jiri Kosina
2009-01-04 13:35 ` Alexander E. Patrakov [this message]
2009-01-04 13:53   ` document ext3 requirements Valdis.Kletnieks
2009-01-04 18:21   ` Michael Tokarev
2009-01-04 18:38   ` Theodore Tso
2009-01-04 22:37     ` Pavel Machek
2009-01-04 23:58       ` Theodore Tso
2009-01-05 11:43     ` Alan Cox
2009-01-07 11:59       ` Rob Landley
2009-01-04 20:10   ` Pavel Machek
2009-01-04 19:49 ` Rob Landley
2009-01-04 22:06   ` Theodore Tso
2009-01-04 22:25     ` Pavel Machek
2009-01-04 23:00     ` [patch] " Pavel Machek
2009-01-05  2:42       ` Rob Landley
2009-01-05  9:54         ` Pavel Machek
2009-01-04 23:07     ` Pavel Machek
2009-01-05  1:38     ` Rob Landley
2009-01-04 22:55   ` Pavel Machek
2009-01-05  0:16     ` david
2009-01-05  9:38       ` Pavel Machek
2009-01-05  1:50     ` Rob Landley
2009-01-05  3:20     ` Martin K. Petersen
2009-01-05  9:45       ` Pavel Machek
2009-01-05 11:28         ` Alan Cox
2009-01-05 19:15         ` Martin K. Petersen
2009-01-05 20:19           ` Theodore Tso
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2009-01-04 19:08           ` Sitsofe Wheeler
2009-01-04 19:31             ` Theodore Tso
2009-01-04 22:40               ` Pavel Machek
2009-01-04 23:30                 ` Theodore Tso
2009-01-05  3:49                   ` Rob Landley
2009-01-05  4:31                     ` Robert Hancock
2009-01-05  5:00                     ` david
2009-01-05 11:19                     ` Alan Cox
2009-01-05 19:00                       ` Rob Landley
2009-01-05 19:27                         ` Martin K. Petersen
2009-01-06 10:41                           ` Matthias Andree
2009-01-06 15:30                             ` Theodore Tso
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2009-01-06 15:40                               ` Andi Kleen
2009-01-06 15:57                                 ` Theodore Tso
2009-01-06 17:31                                   ` Andi Kleen
2009-01-06 19:31                                   ` Rob Landley
2009-01-27 13:24                       ` Thierry Vignaud
2009-01-27 13:37                         ` Alan Cox
2009-01-06 10:36                     ` Matthias Andree
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     [not found]   ` <fa.26o5IHCAC3TQdXupl62CLYwQ+Wk@ifi.uio.no>
2009-01-04 23:13     ` Sitsofe Wheeler
2009-01-05  2:51       ` Rob Landley
2009-01-05  3:33         ` Martin K. Petersen
2009-01-05  4:02         ` david
2009-01-05  3:52           ` Rob Landley
     [not found]     ` <fa.GBkQuKdRj+YRVczlNLFhGvaw3WY@ifi.uio.no>
     [not found]       ` <fa.rCyCghh/+staAmYi/+gwYvefIS0@ifi.uio.no>
     [not found]         ` <fa.c5j7jAMUnJPvgI9Oj/VczSDNakE@ifi.uio.no>
     [not found]           ` <fa.377DMq2lPMyaHxadPnApFSJFoCg@ifi.uio.no>
2009-01-05 20:36             ` Sitsofe Wheeler
2009-01-05 23:09               ` Theodore Tso
     [not found]     ` <fa.ucJLoSQwk9OAj6T6x60tbWaiTAo@ifi.uio.no>
2009-01-05 22:25       ` Sitsofe Wheeler
2009-01-06  4:08         ` Rob Landley

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